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学年河南名校新课标高三英语九月月考试题
新课标高三英语九月月考试题
英语
第二部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题,每小题2分,共30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Lastsummer,twonineteenthcenturycottageswererescuedfromremotefarmfieldsinMontana,tobemovedtoanArtDecobuildinginSanFrancisco.Thehousesweremadeofwood.ThesecottagesoncehousedearlysettlersastheyworkedthedryMontanasoil;nowtheyholdTwitterengineers.
Thecottagescouldbeanexampleoftheindustry’soddloveaffairwith“lowtechnology,”aconceptassociatedwiththenaturalworld,andwitholdschoolcraftsmanship(手艺)thatexistslongbeforetheInternetera.Lowtechnologyisnotvirtual(虚拟的)—so,totakeadvantageofit,Internetcompanieshavehadtogetcreative.Therescuedwoodcottages,fittedbyhandinthelateeighteenhundreds,areanobviousexample,butTwitter’sdesignslieontheextremeend.Othercompaniesareusingabroaderinterpretation(阐释)oflowtechnologythatfocusesonnature.
Amazonisbuildingthreeglassspheresfilledwithtrees,sothatemployeescan“workandsocializeinamorenatural,parklikesetting.”AtGoogle’soffice,anentireflooriscarpetedingrass.Facebook’ssecondMenloParkcampuswillhavearooftopparkwithawalkingtrail.
OlleLundberg,thefounderofLundbergDesign,hasworkedwithmanytechcompaniesovertheyears.“Wehavelosttheconnectiontothemakerinourlives,andourtechengineersaretheoneswhofeelmostimpoverished(贫乏的),becausethey’resurroundedbythedigitalworld,”hesays.“They’relookingforawaytoregaintheirindividualidentity,andwe’vefoundthatintroducingrealcraftsisonewaytodothat.”
Thiscraftbasedtheoryisrootedinhistory.WilliamMorris,theEnglishartistandwriter,turnedbacktopreindustrialartsintheeighteensixties,justaftertheIndustrialRevolution.TheArtsandCraftsmovementdefineditselfagainstmachines.“Withoutcreativehumanoccupation,peoplebecamedisconnectedfromlife,”Morrissaid.
Researchhasshownthatnaturalenvironmentscanrestore(恢复)ourmentalcapacities.InJapan,patientsareencouragedto“forestbathe,”takingwalksthroughwoodstolowertheirbloodpressure.
Thesehealthbenefitsapplytotheworkplaceaswell.RachelKaplan,aprofessorofenvironmentalpsychology,hasspentyearsresearchingtherestorativeeffectsofnaturalenvironments.Herresearchfoundthatworkerswithaccesstonatureattheoffice—evensimpleviewsoftreesandflowers—felttheirjobswerelessstressfulandmoresatisfying.Iflowtechofficescanpotentiallynourishthebrainsandimprovethementalhealthofemployeesthen,fine,bringonthecottages.
1.Thewritermentionsthetwonineteenthcenturycottagestoshowthat.
A.Twitterishavingahardtime
B.oldcottagesareinneedofprotection
C.earlysettlersoncesufferedfromadryclimateinMontana
D.Internetcompanieshaverediscoveredthebenefitsoflowtechnology
2.Lowtechnologyisregardedassomethingthat.
A.isrelatedtonature
B.isoutofdatetoday
C.consumestoomuchenergy
D.existsinthevirtualworld
3.ThemainideaofParagraph5isthathumanbeings.
A.havedestroyedmanypreindustrialarts
B.haveatraditionofvaluingartsandcrafts
C.canbecomeintelligentbylearninghistory
D.canregaintheirindividualidentitybyusingmachines
4.Thewriter’sattitudeto“lowtechnology”canbestbedescribedas.
A.positiveB.defensive
C.cautiousD.doubtful
B
E-mailsseemtobeeverywherethesedays.Atwork,athome,andonthego.Inmostcases,bade-mailsdon’tevengetread.Ifyouwanttowritebettermessages,readonfor5quicktipstoimproveyoure-mailswhilesavingtime.
1.GettothePoint
Thefirstsentenceofyoure-mailshouldbe“what”youwant.Infact,youshouldwriteyoure-mailsbackwards.Askthequestionupfront.Announcethebigpointfirst.Don’tburyimportantinformationattheendofalengthy(冗长的)e-mail.
2.AGoodSubjectLine
Youre-mailshouldhaveadescriptivesubjectline.Again,makeit“tothepoint”.Leavinge-mailsubjectlinesblankwastestherecipient’s(接收者)time.Aswell,e-mailswithoutsubjectlinesquicklygetlostininboxesfullofmail.
3.Keepit(Very)Short
E-mailsshouldbeshort.Shortsentences.Shortparagraphs.Whilee-mailisalongerformatthanmanycommunicationmethodsthesedays,itstillneedstobequicklydigestiblebythereader.Remember,TLDR=“TooLongDidn’tRead.”Don’tletyoumessagesfallintothiscategory.
4.AlwaysReviewBeforeSending
Neversendane-mailbeforeyouproofit.Catchtyposbeforetheybecomeamisunderstandingorsignofunprofessionalism(非专业).Agoodthumb-rule,proofthee-mailanumberoftimesequaltothenumberofpeoplecopiedonthee-mail.
5.BePolite
E-mailetiquette(礼节)makesallthedifferenceincommunications.Negativecomments,CAPITALletters,andstrangefonts(字体),havenoplaceinaprofessionalcommunication.Aswell,neverwriteanythinginane-mailthatyouwouldn’twanttobereadpublicly.
KeepYourE-mailsSimple
Applyingafewofthesetipstoyoure-mailscanmakeadramaticdifference.Notonlywillyousavetimebynotwritinglong-windede-mails,butyouwillgetbetterresponsesandactionoutofyourmessages.
5.Whatisthebesttitleofthismessage?
A.FiveQuickWaystoWriteBetterE-mails
B.E-mailsplayanimportantroleinmanyfieldsandaspects.
C.HowtowriteagoodE-mailisamust
D.Agoode-mailcangainabetterresponse
6.Whydoesarecipientgiveuplookingthroughane-mail?
A.becauseitdoesn’tgettothepoint
B.becauseitdoesn’thaveagoodsubjectline
C.becauseitdoesn’tkeepit(very)short
D.becauseitdoesn’talwaysreviewbeforesending
7.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?
A.entertainB.instructC.persuadeD.inform
C
BritishpupilstaughtbyChinesearebetterthantheirpeersinmathsandscience,anewstudyhasfound.
InastudyaimedatcomparingtheBritishandtheChineseschoolsystems,pupilstaughtbyChineseteachersoutperformedtherestoftheirpeersinaseriesofexamssetbyanindependentresearchbody(TheInstituteofEducation-IOE).
Inanexperimentfor BBCTwo's“AreOurKidsToughEnough?
ChineseSchool”,fiveteachersfromChinawereresponsiblefortheeducationof50studentsforfourweeksatBohuntSchoolinHampshire.Learningtogetherinoneclassroom,thestudentsofmixedabilitiesweretaughtinaChinesestyleeducationsystem,with12hourdaysandastricterlearningregime(制度).
Intestsattheendofthefour-weekperiod,theoverallstudentsintheChineseSchoolachievedanapproximately10percenthigheraveragemarkacrossmathsandsciencecomparedtotherestoftheiryeargroup-whocontinuedtobetaughtbytheirregularBohuntteachers.
Inqualifyingtheresults,theIOESaid:
“Theresultsandfindingsarenotaccurateandcanonlybeusedinverybroadterms.”Despitethis,theyreportedthat“ThereisahigherperformancelevelwithintheChinesegroupandadegreeofseparationbetweenthegroupswhichdidnotappearbeforetheprojectbegan.”
BohuntHeadteacherNeilStrowgersaid:
“IthinkthatthewaythattheChinesestudentsrespecttheirteachersissomethingweoughttohaveinthiscountry.”
Headded:
“Weprobablydoneedalongerdayatschool,butdowereallywantchildrenworking15,16hoursaday?
Thattomedoesn’treallysoundlikechildhood,thattomesoundslikealmostprison.TheChineseschoolworkswithchildrenwhoarealreadybright,whoarealreadymotivated...Itdoeschallengethemostordinarypupilsbutdoesitdoitinanurturingway?
”
8.What’sthetestmainlytalkabout?
A.TheBritishstudentsguidedbytheChineseteachersbehavebetterthantheirmatesinsomeaspectsofschooling.
B.ChineseteachersarebetterthanAmericanteachersinmathsandscience.
C.TheschoolsystemsbetweenChinaandBritainaresodifferent.
D.TheChineseteachersshowastricterlearningtotheBritishstudents.
9.Whichistherightaccordingtothetest?
A.Thestudyaimstoimprovethegradesofthebackwardstudents.
B.TheChineseteacherstaughttheBritishstudentsintheseparateroomsaccordingtotheirlearninglevels.
C.OnlysomeofthestudentstaughtbytheChineseteachersgetabout10%higherscoresthanthestudentstaughtbyBohuntteachers.
D.TheIOEdoesn’tagreewiththeresultscompletelybutstillhaveapositiveevaluation.
10.WhattheattitudeofIOEtowardstheresultofthisstudy?
A.favorableB.objectiveC.indifferentD.neutral
11.AccordingtoBohuntHeadteacher’sopinion,heemphasized_____.
A.TheBritishstudentsdon’tshowrespecttotheirownteachers.
B.HisschoolshouldfollowthetimetableoftheChinesestudents.
C.TheChineseteachingmethoddoesn’tsuittheBritishschoolandtheChinesestudentsaren’tstudyinginascientificway.
D.TheChinesestudentsaren’tcleverenoughandneedtobetaughtinastricterway.
D
Wealthstartswithagoalsavingadollaratatime.Callitthepiggybankstrategy(策略).Therearelessonsinthattime-honored(历史悠久的)coin-savingcontainer.
Anyhugetaskseemseasierwhenreducedtobabysteps.Ifyouwishedtoclimba12,000-footmountain,andcoulddoitadayatatime,youwouldonlyhavetoclimb33feetdailytoreachthetopinayear.Ifyouwanttotakeareallynicetripin10yearsforaspecialoccasion,tocollectthe$15,000cost,youhavetosave$3.93aday.Ifyoudropthatintoapiggybankandthenonceayearput$1.434inasavingsaccountat1%interestrateafter-tax,youwillhaveyourtripmoney.
WhenIwasachild,myparentsgavemeapiggybanktoteachmethat,ifIwantedsomething,Ishouldsavemoneytobuyit.Weassociatepiggybankwithchildren,butinmanycountries,thelittlecontainersarealsopopul